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| Main Entry: | combination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture, blend |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, amalgam, brew, composite, compound, connection, consolidation, fusion, junction, medley, merger, miscellany, mishmash*, mix, olio, order, sequence, solution, stew, succession, synthesis, unification, union, amalgamation, blending, coalescence, combo, everything but kitchen sink, soup |
| Antonyms: | detachment, division, parting, separation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | combination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alliance, association |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, bloc, cabal, cahoots, cartel, circle, clique, club, coalition, combine, compound, confederacy, conjunction, connection, consolidation, conspiracy, coterie, faction, federation, gang, guild, mafia, merger, partnership, party, pool, ring, set, syndicate, trust, unification, union, camarilla, coadunation, confederation, consortium, hookup, melding, mergence, merging, tie-up* |
| Antonyms: | dissolution, separation, disunion, severance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
-verbs
combine, unite, incorporate, amalgamate, embody, absorb, reembody, blend, merge, fuse, melt into one, consolidate, coalesce, centralize, impregnate; put together, lump together; cement a union, marry.
-adjectives
combined; impregnated with, ingrained; imbued, inoculated.
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| Antonyms: | decomposition |
| Main Entry: | admixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blending |
| Synonyms: | blend, combination, compound, fusion, mélange, mixture, amalgamation, commixture, mingling |
| Main Entry: | affiliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association with an organization |
| Synonyms: | alliance, bunch, cahoots*, clan, coalition, combination, conjunction, connection, crew, crowd, gang, incorporation, league, mob, outfit, partnership, relationship, ring, syndicate, union, amalgamation, banding together, confederation, hookup, joining, merging, tie-in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aggregate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, agglomerate, agglomeration, all, amount, assemblage, body, bulk, combination, conglomerate, conglomeration, gross, heap, lump, mass, mixture, pile, quantity, sum, total, totality, whole, the works, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole schmear, whole shooting match |
| Antonyms: | individual, one, part |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, friendship, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union, confederation, fraternization, interrelation, mutuality |
| Antonyms: | antagonism, discord, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war, disunion |
| Main Entry: | alloy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture, usually of two metals |
| Synonyms: | admixture, adulteration, amalgam, blend, combination, composite, compound, debasement, fusion, hybrid, reduction, adulterant, amalgamation, denaturant, intermixture |
| Main Entry: | amalgam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture |
| Synonyms: | admixture, alloy, blend, combination, composite, compound, fusion, mishmash*, amalgamation, combo, soup |
| Notes: | an amalgam is what follows upon an amalgamation; amalgamation is a process in which things are combined and an amalgam is the result or consequence of that process - so amalgam means 'combination,' while amalgamation means 'the act of combining or uniting; consolidation' |
| Antonyms: | division, separation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assortment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety |
| Synonyms: | array, choice, collection, combination, diversity, garbage, group, hodgepodge, jumble, kind, mélange, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, selection, sort, combo |
| Main Entry: | blend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | composite, mix |
| Synonyms: | alloy, amalgam, brew, combination, composite, compound, concoction, fusion, mixture, synthesis, union, amalgamation, commixture, interfusion, intermixture |
| Antonyms: | separation, natural element |
| Main Entry: | coalition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allied group, association |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, alliance, amalgam, bloc, combination, combine, compact, confederacy, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, faction, federation, fusion, integration, league, merger, party, ring, unification, union, amalgamation, anschluss, coadunation, confederation, melding, mergence, merging |
| Antonyms: | disassociation |
| Main Entry: | collaboration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cooperation |
| Synonyms: | alliance, association, collusion, combination, concert, participation, partnership, teamwork, fraternization, joint effort, working together |
| Antonyms: | noncooperation |
| Main Entry: | collection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, accumulation |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, agglomeration, anthology, assemblage, assembly, assortment, batch, clump, cluster, collation, combination, company, compilation, congregation, convocation, crowd, digest, gathering, heap, hoard, kit, levy, lot, mass, medley, mess, miscellany, muster, number, omnibus, pile, quantity, securing, selection, set, stack, stock, stockpile, store, accumulating, acquiring, amassing, amassment, assembling, bringing together, caboodle, congeries, cumulation, mobilization, obtaining |
| Main Entry: | concoction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creation, blend |
| Synonyms: | brew, combination, compound, contrivance, intention, medley, mixture, plan, preparation, project, solution |
| Main Entry: | conglomeration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, potpourri |
| Synonyms: | agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, assortment, collection, combination, composite, hoard, hodge-podge, mass, medley, miscellany, mishmash*, mixed bag*, amassment, combo, cumulation, everything but the kitchen sink, trove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cooperation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mutual effort |
| Synonyms: | aid, alliance, assistance, cahoots*, coalition, collaboration, combination, communion, company, concert, concurrence, confederacy, conspiracy, esprit de corps, federation, fusion, give-and-take, harmony, help, helpfulness, participation, partnership, reciprocity, service, society, synergy, teamwork, union, unity, coaction, coadjuvancy, combined effort, confederation, confunction, doing business with, logrolling, partisanship, playing ball, responsiveness, symbiosis, synergism, teaming, unanimity |
| Antonyms: | delay, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, obstruction, prevention, stoppage, blockage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | federation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | partnership, organization |
| Synonyms: | alliance, association, bunch, coalition, combination, confederacy, crew, crowd, entente, family, gang, league, mob, outfit, pool, ring, syndicate, tribe, union, amalgamation, federacy, syndication |
| Main Entry: | group |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | number of individuals collectively |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, assembly, association, assortment, band, batch, battery, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, cartel, category, chain, circle, class, clique, clot, club, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, combination, combine, company, conglomerate, congregation, coterie, covey, crew, crowd, faction, formation, gang, gathering, grade, league, lot, mess, organization, pack, parcel, party, platoon, pool, posse, set, society, sort, suite, syndicate, troop, trust, passel, shooting match |
| Main Entry: | half-breed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixed creation |
| Synonyms: | amalgam, blend, combination, conglomeration, cross, hodgepodge*, hybrid, mélange, medley, mishmash*, mutt*, cross-breed, miscegnation, mule |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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